Nonstop flight route between Norwood, Massachusetts, United States and Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), Norwood, Massachusetts, United States and Finschhafen Airport (FIN), Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,015 miles (or 14,509 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Norwood Memorial Airport and Finschhafen Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Norwood Memorial Airport and Finschhafen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OWD / KOWD |
Airport Name: | Norwood Memorial Airport |
Location: | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°11'26"N by 71°10'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Norwood |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OWD |
More Information: | OWD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIN / AYFI |
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Location: | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°37'20"S by 147°51'14"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIN |
More Information: | FIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD):
- The closest airport to Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of OWD.
- Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) has 2 runways.
- Because of Norwood Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Norwood Memorial Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,772 miles (18,946 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- As a result of federal budget cuts, the air traffic control tower will be closed after June 2013.
Facts about Finschhafen Airport (FIN):
- The closest airport to Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) W of FIN.
- In addition to being known as "Finschhafen Airport", another name for FIN is "Finschhafen Airport".
- At the war's end, millions of dollars of equipment both new and used was bulldozed into a huge holes in the area and abandoned.
- Because of Finschhafen Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Finschhafen Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Finschhafen Airport (FIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Finschhafen Airport is a general aviation airport in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
- The furthest airport from Finschhafen Airport (FIN) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.